Help please lovely people.

gunsandbanjos

I am aware of a fake, very expensive, bag having been sold on the Bay today. Is there any way of finding out who the buyer was to tell them it was a fake?

It definitely is fake as I know the lady who bought it from the seller previously, realised it was fake as she had it independently authenticated and went through eBay resolution centre to get a refund as the seller was a nightmare. Now seller has bag back and has resold it!

Any way of alerting new, unsuspecting buyer?

shaun_from_Africa

The only way to do it (bearing in mind that it may class as auction interference and therefore be against ebay policy), is to wait until feedback has been left by either the buyer or seller, then send the buyer a message.
Providing it's within 45 days from payment, the buyer will still be able to open a dispute.

gunsandbanjos

Thanks, eBay policy is crazy. Can't interfere in auctions to warn others of fake goods. But sellers can peddle fake crap to their hearts content.

techspec

You used to be able to contact other bidders and warn them of scams - so ebay made bidders identities private, to help scammers and shill bidders get away with it.

gunsandbanjos

techspec wrote: »

You used to be able to contact other bidders and warn them of scams - so ebay made bidders identities private, to help scammers and shill bidders get away with it.

It's mental isn't it?

Poor lady out there somewhere has shelled out £400 in good faith and is getting a nasty fake. Doesn't seem right to me.

POPPYOSCAR

Can you not contact Ebay and tell them directly?

gunsandbanjos

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

Can you not contact Ebay and tell them directly?

They knew already as the lady I know who bought it originally had it deemed fake by an authenticator who was eBay approved.

So they are aware and have let her resell it anyway:mad:

POPPYOSCAR

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

They knew already as the lady I know who bought it originally had it deemed fake by an authenticator who was eBay approved.

So they are aware and have let her resell it anyway:mad:

So they are aware she has resold it? That is outrageous.

gunsandbanjos

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

So they are aware she has resold it? That is outrageous.

I know!

Lady went through dispute as seller was adamant it was genuine. eBay asked to use a particular authenticator, she got a report from them stating it is not genuine. eBay told her to return bag and she got her refund from them. Seller gets bag back and immediately sells it again.

I hate eBay.

POPPYOSCAR

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

I know!

Lady went through dispute as seller was adamant it was genuine. eBay asked to use a particular authenticator, she got a report from them stating it is not genuine. eBay told her to return bag and she got her refund from them. Seller gets bag back and immediately sells it again.

I hate eBay.

I was always under the impression that if something was proved to be a fake the buyer was told to destroy it.

Perhaps the maker of the bag(the real one) would be interested in this? They can be quite hot on coming down on people selling knock offs of their products.

gunsandbanjos

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

I was always under the impression that if something was proved to be a fake the buyer was told to destroy it.

Perhaps the maker of the bag(the real one) would be interested in this? They can be quite hot on coming down on people selling knock offs of their products.

Seems to be a bit hit or miss that rule.

That's a possibility but more interested in contacting unsuspecting buyer. Seller doesn't look like a serial fake seller from feedback so not sure they would pursue them.